Social Prosperity Income Programme (Ingreso para la Prosperidad Social) (2011-2014)
2011-2014
This programme seeks that the member families of Red Unidos strengthen their capacities and competencies for income generation and develop work habits in order to advance in the fulfilment of achievement 6 of the same Network ("All persons of the household of working age reach a level of capacities that facilitates their link to a paid occupation or improves the conditions of the activity they are already carrying out").
Characteristics
Families belonging to the Unidos Network
National
Categorical: Heads of households or their spouses aged between 18 and 35 years old, members of Unidos Network
Duration of stay limit: 4 years
In case of getting into formal employment, the participants do not receive the transfer, but they still participate in the "Competencies training" component
Families who are participants in Familias en Acción can receive this transfer and waive previous transfers, but they have to continue to comply with the education and nutrition conditionalities of Familias en Acción.
The prerequisites are to sign the acceptance agreement, to be enrolled in an educational institution or in SENA degree training and to have a current savings account.
Institutionality
Administrative Department for Social Prosperity
Social Income Direction of the Administrative Department for Social Prosperity
National Government of Colombia
1) Conditional Transfer
Heads of household or spouses, between 18 and 35 years of age, with schooling between 5th grade (minimum) and 11th grade (maximum) and not formally employed.
Transfer according to consideration of size of city of residence
Bimonthly
Direct participant
None
Compliance with each component of the programme
Immediate dismissal in case of unjustified absence from classes, social service and/or training sessions.
It is incompatible with other transfers granted by the Administrative Department for Social Prosperity
COP$ 300,000 (2017); see Data Excel format
2) Competencies training
Heads of household or spouses, between 18 and 35 years of age, with schooling between 5th grade (minimum) and 11th grade (maximum) and not formally employed.
3) Social Service and Skills Development (“Mingas“)
Heads of household or spouses, between 18 and 35 years of age, with schooling between 5th grade (minimum) and 11th grade (maximum) and not formally employed.
4) “Prosperity Chain“
Heads of household or spouses, between 18 and 35 years of age, with schooling between 5th grade (minimum) and 11th grade (maximum) and not formally employed.
5) Savings Promotion
Heads of household or spouses, between 18 and 35 years of age, with schooling between 5th grade (minimum) and 11th grade (maximum) and not formally employed.
Banks must be authorised by the Ministry of Finance to process accounts through the Integrated Financial Information System (SIIF).